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More flexibility sought for profitable elver fishery
January 8, 2016A price boom in recent years has made Maine's elver fishery highly profitable, with prices reaching as high as $2,000 per pound for the tiny baby eels, which are shipped to Asia for grow-out.
January 8, 2016Gov. Paul LePage nominates cabinet-level positions
December 23, 2015Gov. Paul LePage announced Tuesday several cabinet-level nominations, including commissioners for the departments of Education and Environmental Protection and adjutant general.
December 23, 2015
As lobster sales to Europe fall, Maine lobstermen look to Asia
December 21, 2015The strong U.S. dollar and softer economy in Europe are driving down lobster sales this Christmas, when the tasty crustaceans are being seen as an unaffordable luxury, according to the Associated Press.
December 21, 2015
From trap to plate, Maine lobster distribution is a complex system
December 14, 2015Lobstering is big business in Maine, with the value of landings totaling $457 million last year and a wider economic impact estimated at more than $1 billion.
December 14, 2015Ban on shrimp fishing in Maine extended for third year
December 8, 2015Federal regulators have canceled commercial shrimp fishing in the Gulf of Maine for a third winter in a row due to continuingly depleted populations.
December 8, 2015Maine’s seafood profile growing in the state and beyond
December 3, 2015Maine's seaweed harvesters collected 17.7 million pounds of seaweed in 2014, setting a new state record and quadrupling the amount collected in 2014.
December 3, 2015State approves Bar Harbor oyster-growing operation near contested site
December 1, 2015The Maine Department of Marine Resources approved an application to grow oysters on a 3.36-acre lease site in Bar Harbor.
December 1, 2015
Front Street Shipyard helped pave way for Belfast road project
November 30, 2015Front Street Shipyard's opening in Belfast four years ago and subsequent growth helped the city land a $1.9 million federal grant to pay for about half the cost of a road reconstruction project on Front Street.
November 30, 2015South Portland-Montreal pipeline might close
November 30, 2015The pipeline that has been sending crude oil from Portland Harbor to Montreal for nearly 75 years may become obsolete by the start of 2016 due to the upcoming completion of a major pipeline reversal project in Canada.
November 30, 2015
Could a business cluster be the solution to Maine's fragmented food industry?
November 30, 2015A recent report from the Harvard Kennedy School suggests that more cooperation is needed to grow Maine's food industry, create new jobs and generate economic growth.
November 30, 2015Panel: Shrimp fishing in Maine should remain closed in 2016
November 25, 2015A regional fisheries commission has said the moratorium on shrimp fishing in Maine should remain in effect in 2016, citing dim prospects for the recovery of the shrimp population due to warming waters.
November 25, 2015Maine scallop fishermen lack moorings for boats
November 16, 2015A couple of weeks before the Maine scallop season gets underway, fishermen are struggling to find places to keep their boats.
November 16, 2015Trenton mussel-processing facility destroyed by fire
November 16, 2015A Saturday night fire destroyed Acadia Aqua Farms' nearly complete mussel-processing facility in Trenton, but the company plans to rebuild it.
November 16, 2015Maine's fisheries landing value was second in nation in 2014
November 2, 2015Maine's commercial marine fisheries are the second-most lucrative nationwide for the first time, surpassing Massachusetts with the help of a bump in the value of lobster.
November 2, 2015Taunton Bay Oyster Co. hopes to double production
October 23, 2015The Taunton Bay Oyster Co. has filed an application with the state for a 10-year aquaculture lease to grow up to 4 million oysters on three sites totaling 23.7 acres in Northern Bay in Penobscot.
October 23, 2015
Front Street Shipyard launches partnership with Norwegian shipyard
October 22, 2015Front Street Shipyard in Belfast is partnering with a Norwegian shipyard to market, sell and build carbon-fiber ferries in the United States under the new company name Arcadia Alliance.
October 22, 2015
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